musculoskeletal system
peroneal
The nurse is conducting a musculoskeletal assessment of a client in a nursing home. The client is unable to dorsiflex the right foot or extend the toes. The nurse evaluates this finding as an injury to which nerve?
Diaphysis (shaft)
The nurse working in the emergency department receives a call from the x-ray department communicating that the client the nurse is caring for has a fracture in the shaft of the tibia. The nurse tells the physician that the client's fracture is in the
"Weight-bearing exercises can strengthen bones."
The older client asks the nurse how best to maintain strong bones. What is the nurse's best response?
calcitonin
Which hormone inhibits bone resorption and increases the deposit of calcium in the bone?
Aspirin (ASA)
Which medication taken by the client in the previous 24 hours would be of greatest concern to the nurse caring for a client undergoing a bone biopsy?
Diaphysis
Which term refers to the shaft of the long bone?
Remodeling
maintain bone structure and formation by reabsorption & osteogenesis
Serial x-rays will be taken
A client has a fracture that is being treated with open rigid compression plate fixation devices. What teaching will the nurse reinforce to the client about how the progress of bone healing will be monitored?
swelling (edema) and bleeding
A client has recently undergone an invasive joint examination to enable the identification of bone composition. Which signs and symptoms should the nurse monitor in this client?
elbow
A client is diagnosed with a fracture of a diarthrosis joint. What is an example of this type of joint?
sternum
A patient is scheduled for a bone marrow biopsy. The nurse explains to the family that the bone marrow is located mainly in four areas. She tells the family that the site to be used would be the:
osteoblasts
An instructor is describing the process of bone development. Which of the following would the instructor describe as being responsible for the process of ossification?
Tendon
A client is seen in the emergency room for a knee injury that happened during a basketball game. Diagnostic tests reveal torn cords of fibrous connective tissue that connect muscles to bones. What type of tear has this client sustained?
Calcium
A nurse provides health information to a postmenopausal woman who has been diagnosed with osteopenia. What mineral would the nurse recommend for this client?
Are you wearing any jewelry?" "Have you removed your hearing aid?" "Do you have a pacemaker?"
The nurse is preparing the client with a right neck mass for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Which question should the nurse ask? Select all that apply.